Spirit Fingers: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
Updated: 4 days ago
Title: | Spirit Finger (2025) |
Platform: | Netflix, TVING |
MDL Rating: | |
IMBD Rating: | |
Genre: | Comedy, Youth, Friendship, Romance, Coming of Age |
Episode Count: | 12 |
Parental Guidance Rating: | TV-14: Rating is accurate. There are a couple makeouts between adult characters and some random potty humor (more toward the begining). A character is shown twice side profile sitting on a toliet but nothing explicit is shown. For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26773414/parentalguide/ |
Starring: | Park Ji Hu (All of Us Are Dead) as Song U Yeon Cho JunYoung (Crushology 101) as Nam Gi Jeong Choi Bo Min (18 Again) as Koo Seon Ho Park You Na (True Beauty) as Nam Geu Rin Kwon So Hyun (My Dearest) as Hwang Bun Hong Kim Seul ki (Racket Boys) as Nam Geu Rin Im Chul Soo (Vincenzo) as Jang Dong Geon |
RBTS Rating: | 8.22/10 Stars: A coming of age tale following a teenage girl as she joins an art club and experiences first love and new friendships, faces her insecurities, and struggles to connect with her family.  |
Cast From Left to Right: #ParkJiHu, #ChoJunYoung, #ChoiBoMin, #ParkYouNa, #KwonSoHyun
Synopsis:
Song U Yeon is an awkward and seemingly utterly unremarkable high school student who lives a bland and boring existence. But when she receives a mysterious smartphone message inviting her to join an art club named Spirit Fingers, her life turns upside down. She accepts the offer, only to discover that the club’s members all have their own distinct colors – which are all linked intrinsically to their personalities. This puts her on a collision course with the seemingly brash and gregarious Red Finger, as she begins to grow into her own new identity as Baby Blue Finger. Could U Yeon’s artistic journey lead her on the path to self-discovery – and maybe romance? @MDL
Stay Tuned: Full Review Still to Come!
Spoiler-Free Mini Review:
This had no business being as cute as it was.
Spirit Fingers is a heartwarming coming of age tale that explores self-worth, jealousy, identity, and of course, chasing and accepting love. The drama is adapted from the webtoon of the same name, but never feels too cartoony or outlandish. The narrative focuses primarily on the high school aged female lead, Song U Yeon, as she deals with insecurities and budding feelings. I was worried going into Spirit Fingers that it would feel too young becuase of the teenage cast members, but I fretted for naught. These kids killed it, and the coming of age themes were surprisingly well executed, balancing seamless with the adult characters and their storylines.
Speaking of the older characters, I wish we got to know the other Spirit Fingers club members better, but I don’t think the show should have been longer, so in the grand scheme of things, a light skim of their characters was the right choice. Honestly, the drama could have been 10 episodes (with ep 11 entirely cut out) and the Female Lead rival removed.
While I loved the story overall, I didn’t love the Female Lead's ridiculous mom. However, by the end, I totally got it. When you are a kid, your parents can feel like tyrants and it can be frightening when you don’t understand them and their motivations. Obviously, the drama exacerbated it for the sake of good TV, but the message was solid. The parental dynamic was actually so interesting. As for the romance, there were 2 and a half couples and they were all adorable.
There is some random potty humor at the beginning, but despite that, the show had me hooked ep 1-8, then felt like a casual watch for the rest. Still, by the end, I thought held up pretty great. Spirit Fingers (and the hangout) has implied elements of magical surrealism-- it felt like one of those Japanese cozy magical café novels where people come to heal and embrace who they are with the help of ambigious magical forces. It never dives into this aspect nor does the drama provide an explanation, it's just a fun, random element.
An unexpected favorite of 2025!
Story=4.5 (Very cute, the characters were flawed and felt like real people) , Acting= 4 (Fine), Production Quality=4 (the different SF rooms were fun), Ending=4.25 (It wrapped up really well) , Enjoyability= 4 (A good time), Would I rewatch= Yeah
Trailer:
Director: #LeeChulHa (Unlock My Boss)
Screenwriter: #KwonYiJi
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